Wine Blog

A Taste Of Devon - English Sparkling Wine Bottled For Your Delight The Huxbear vineyard is set in the lush, gently sloping hills near Chudleigh in Devon. Ben and Lucy Hulland who own and run the business describe themselves as makers of

Your first sip of a red Rioja - particularly an aged one - can be something of a jolt to the tastebuds. There’s clearly something different and interesting going on. For many of us that first sip was the start of a lifelong love affair with one of

What does Claret mean to you? Think of claret and what image comes to mind? Maybe it’s an image of a stuffy oak-panelled Edwardian dining room, with even stuffier people in evening dress making polite conversation, while an ancient butler with a

In volume alone, Sauvignon Blanc could probably lay claim to the title of the world’s favourite white wine variety. And it’s more popular than many realise, thanks to the fact that many Old World wines from France contain a high percentage of t

What Is It We All Love About Malbec? A few years ago, Malbec got ‘discovered.’ I don’t mean that literally - it’s actually on old and well established grape variety. What I mean is that people started to look for it and order it in the same way t